The Influence of Literature upon Society

discussed in biography

...importance emerged in De la littérature considérée dans ses rapports avec les institutions sociales (1800; A Treatise of Ancient and Modern Literature and The Influence of Literature upon Society). This complex work, though not perfect, is rich in new ideas and new perspectives—new, at least to France. The fundamental theory, which was to be...

French literature

...and what part artistic form and women’s influence could play in making new communities. Her two most influential works, De la littérature (1800; The Influence of Literature upon Society) and De l’Allemagne (1810; Germany), expanded conceptions of literature with the claim that different...